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  Walking in the misty forest, with Xiaoming's identification of herbs and Paul's map, they wouldn't get lost. The two walked through the forest until nightfall, when they finally arrived at the central area of the misty forest.

  Along the way, there were also many mercenary groups and adventurers, but most of them traveled in groups. In this foggy forest, lone travelers were extremely rare.

  In the center of the misty forest, there are also many large trees that have fallen and been destroyed, with obvious signs of damage, apparently this side has also faced beast tide attacks.

  "This beast tide is so vast!" Xia Ming couldn't help but be shocked.

  "What exactly happened..." Amidst the shock, Xiaoming and Su Weiwei also had a hint of doubt, what was the reason that triggered this massive beast tide?

  "We've entered the heart of the Misty Forest, and our current location is roughly here. We're getting close to the Unicorn Lion King's territory." Xiaoming said with a smile, pointing at the map.

  "First, get familiar with the situation, then make plans!" Xia Ming concluded. Su Weiwei was a quiet and cold girl who mostly listened to him speak, rarely exchanging words. However, their coordination was unusually tacit.

  Xia Ming and Su Weiwei set up a tent in a low-lying area, lit a bonfire, and sat around it.

  "My stomach is a bit hungry, let's have some midnight snacks!" Xiaoming said with a smile, then took out some raw meat from the spatial ring, which was specially prepared by Paul for them.

  "Night snack?" Su Weiwei was somewhat surprised, she didn't understand this term.

  Xia Ming smiled and said, "Night snack is a term used on Earth. In this world, there's no such thing as night snacks." He explained with a smile, "It means having an extra meal."

  Su Weiwei finally understood and sat quietly, watching Xia Ming's movements.

  Under the bright moon, beneath the endless starry sky, a bonfire crackled and popped, beside it sat an exquisite young girl cross-legged on the ground, a faint scent of incense wafted through the air, making Xiaoming's heart flutter with excitement.

  He put two pieces of roasted meat on the skewer and then placed them over the flames, turning them back and forth. Before long, a rich aroma wafted through the air, making everyone's mouth water. Looking at the golden-colored, tender meat, even Su Weiwei felt a twinge of appetite. These past few days, they had been rushing to catch up on their journey, hastily swallowing a few pieces of bread for sustenance, which was really getting tiresome.

  Xia Ming smiled slightly and conjured up some seasonings from his spatial ring, which he had specially blended himself. It had to be said that the food in this world was really too unpalatable, all they had was bread, bread, and more bread. Unable to help it, Xia Ming could only resort to finding alternative materials to replace the condiments on Earth.

  Sprinkle some spices on the barbecue, making the meat even more fragrant, which made Su Wei almost unbearable.

  After flipping it over a few more times, Xia Ming handed a string of large meat chunks to Su Weiwei and smiled: "Well, try some."

  Su Wei couldn't help but take a bite, and with a light crunch, her eyes lit up, and she began to swallow big mouthfuls, clearly extremely satisfied with the flavor.

  Xia Ming looked at him with a pleased smile, then picked up a piece of meat and devoured it greedily. He really missed this taste.

  Soon, Su Weiwei finished a piece of roasted meat and still had a hint of aftertaste in her eyes. She said softly: "It's really delicious, I've never eaten such delicious roasted meat before, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so great!"

  Xia Mingqian smiled wryly in his heart, thinking that Su Weiwei was easily conquered by a string of roasted meat, which was really not challenging at all.

  Xia Ming ate barbecue while chatting with Su Weiwei. Under the bright moonlight, having such a beauty by his side made the evening not so dull after all.

  It was just a sudden movement that Xiaoming's heart moved and he felt a breath of air coming out from the trees behind.

  Someone is launching a sneak attack!

  He immediately reacted and his Starlight Step technique was activated, Su Weiwei also suddenly sprang up, her aura expanding, instantly locking onto the newcomer.

  There were three people in total!

  All three of them wore black robes similar to those worn by the Black-robed Men, completely covering their faces and making it impossible to discern their features.

  The three of them launched a surprise attack with incredible speed, and it was clear that they were all professional warriors, their eyes gleaming with a sinister light.

  Xia Ming didn't even bother asking who they were, the murderous intent in their eyes said it all.

  "Inferno Fist!"

  He raised his staff, and the Flame Devil's Hand spell was one he was most skilled at and familiar with, so he used it first. The silver six-pointed star pattern shone brightly, dazzling to behold.

  Flames surged forth, a deep crimson burning across the entire sky. The demonic hand imbued with powerful magic rolled down and slapped towards the three people.

  The three of them changed color at the same time: "What a fierce magician!"

  "Damn it, stubborn!"

  Xia Ming's heart skipped a beat as he realized that the three ambushing men were not very powerful, roughly around mid-fourth level. They looked like a small team specializing in targeting lone adventurers in the Misty Forest and engaging in murder and robbery.

  Xia Ming's mind was racing, but the Flame Devil's hand didn't stop at all. One strike suppressed, even a fifth-level Godo couldn't withstand Xia Ming's Flame Devil's hand, let alone these fourth-level high-ranking warriors! Of course, Godo had faced it head-on, while these few people almost turned and ran after seeing Xia Ming's Flame Devil's hand!

  At that moment, a person was engulfed in the sea of flames, his body burned to ashes, and a mournful cry suddenly echoed.

  The other two, however, managed to narrowly escape the Flame Demon's range, their eyes filled with panic. In the misty forest, they had finally encountered these two lone adventurers on a dark and windy night, the perfect time for murder and robbery. But unexpectedly, they ran into tough opponents. These two young-looking mage and warrior were actually so powerful!

  "My god, this is crazy!"

  The two of them were frightened pale and fled in all directions.

  "Want to leave?" Xia Ming's eyes turned cold, with a hint of chill, as he raised the Flame Emperor's staff. A string of flames burst out from the top of the staff: "Inferno Prison Cage!"

  Infernal Cage, this restrictive type of magic spell, two warriors wanted to escape, but only felt a layer of powerful magic trapping them, surrounded by a ring of fire walls, unable to move at all.

  "Seal of Restraint!" The two warriors still had this much insight, and the number of magicians who could grasp the Seal of Restraint was not many, all of whom were exceptionally well-versed in their craft. Take Xiaoming for example, Anthony's magical notes and the Book of Eternity both recorded the Seal of Restraint, but he still used the Flame Prison Cage with the most ease.

  As soon as this flame prison cage was used, it immediately made the two warriors reveal a hint of despair in their eyes. The magician's strength was enough to deal with them, let alone having another unknown warrior lurking around.

  Xia Ming did not kill the two men, but instead restrained them, and then exchanged a knowing glance with Su Weiwei.

  Su Weiwei walked up and directly sealed the two men's bodies with her aura, causing their momentum to slump. They felt as if all the aura in their bodies had disappeared, unable to muster even a bit of aura. Unintentionally startled, this woman had apparently used some sort of secret method to seal off the aura in their bodies.

  "It's all right, don't worry about them playing tricks," Su Weiwei said.

  She understood the meaning of Xiaoming leaving these two survivors, now both of them were not familiar with the situation in the center of the Misty Forest, and leaving them was a good opportunity to understand the Misty Forest.

  "What... what are you going to do?" The two warriors couldn't help but panic as they watched this young magician approach him.

  "I'm not interested in you." These two people were obviously timid and fearful, and when Xia Ming approached them, they were both frightened.

  Xia Ming said: "How did you guys aim at us?"

  "We three brothers have been hunting down lone adventurers in the Misty Forest, my name is Arni, and this is my brother..." A slightly clever warrior said quickly, but was interrupted by Xiaoming: "Get to the point, I'm not interested in knowing your names!"

  The warrior called Arni smiled wryly, his eyes becoming even more flirtatious as he said: "Yes, respected magician. The three of us have been wandering around the Misty Forest area and saw that it was so late that there were only two of you, so..." In his heart, the warrior named Arni cursed incessantly, what bad luck, today it seemed they would lose their lives.

  Xia Ming nodded, which was roughly the situation he had expected. His gaze stared straight at the warrior: "It seems that you are all local snakes in the Misty Forest, very familiar with this place. I need some information about the Misty Forest now, tell me everything you know, otherwise..." Xia Ming's eyes slightly chilled, and he made a throat-slitting gesture.

  The two warriors' eyes darted back and forth, and they immediately said: "No problem, I'll tell you whatever you want to know!"

  "Alright." Xia Ming nodded, and the message came just like that.